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CHANGE IN SHEVEPORT AND NEW ORLEANS RIVER DISTRICTS
Effective July 1, 1944, the Shreveport, La., river district was cxtendod
to include the ltcd River at and above Alexandria, La. The portion of
the Red River below Shreveport was formerly assigned to the New
Orleans Office. The river districts will comprise the following drainage
areas :
New @Zean.g, I&-Mi&asippi River below Natcliw, Miss. ; Red River below
Alexandria, La. ; Ouachita and Black Rivera and tributaries in Louisiana; Atcha-
falaya Iiiver.
Mp.~vcpoTt, La. -Red River ctnd tribnturies at arid above Alexnndria, La.
TRANSFER OF RIVER FORECASTING RESPONSIBILITIES
Effective June 16, 1944, tho Burbank, Calif., Office ww designated ae
the river district center for the area formerly included in the LOB Angeles
river district. The river district comprises the California coast drainage
south of Point I3uchon; the Salton Sea basin; Great Bnain in Californin,
south of and including Mono Lake drainage.
CONSOLIDATION AT BUFFALO, N. Y.
Effective July 1, 1944, all Weather Bureau activities formerly con-
ducted at the Buffalo, N. y., City Office were transferred to the Airport
station, The Airport station is operated on a 24-hour bmis and the
observational program consists of hourly surface reports with 3- and
0-hourly additive data and radiosonde and pilot-balloon observations.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRST-ORDER STATION
1l:ffectivc June 6,1944, a first-order station was established at St. dohns,
Ariz. The observational program consists of hourly surface repork with
additive data at 8- and &hourly periods.
MOVING OF FIRST-ORDER STATIONS
Effcctivc Octobcr 28, 1943, the first-order station at Laredo, Tex.,
was movcd to the Mnnicipal Airport. The observational program con-
sists of hourly surface reports (not transmitted) and 3- and 6-hourly
'@Ports plus four pilot-bnlloon obscrvntions.
Rffective May 17, 1944, airport activities at Raleigh, N. C., were
transferrod to the Ralcigh-Durham Airport. The observational pro-
gram consists of hourly wrfaco reports with additive data at 8- and
8-hourly prriods and four pilot-balloon observations. Regular City Office
activities a,a well as rivpr centor work will remain at the present location
(Municipal Airport) pending completion of arrangements for moving
quartcm furni~hed by the North Carolina State ColleRo in Raleigh.